990k Undisturbed Pavement Ridge

95

9697

9899

100

101102

103

0 50 100 150 200

Distance (m)

Elev

atio

n ab

ove

datu

m (m

)

Series1

990k Undisturbed Pavement Ridge

y = 0.0016x - 0.1312R2 = 0.9362

y = 0.0016x - 0.1363R2 = 0.9059

-0.2

-0.15

-0.1

-0.05

0

0.05

0.1

0.15

0 50 100 150 200

Distance (m)

Slop

e (m

/m)

all data

regress pts

Linear (regress pts )

Linear (all data)

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0

0.005

0.01

0.015

0.02

0.025

0.03

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9

Slope (m/m)

Qs

(m^2

/yr)

n=1

n=2

n=3

n=1 + n=6

A&H89

Retal99

H94

Braun, Heimsath, Chappell, 2001, Geology, v.29, pg. 683-686

soil depth

Steady State Condition

curvature

soil production rate

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Braun, Heimsath, Chappell, 2001, Geology, v.29, pg. 683-686

qs – linear creep

qs – rheologic creep

qs -- sheetwash

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Braun, Heimsath, Chappell, 2001, Geology, v.29, pg. 683-686

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Confirmation Qs linear with Slope (over this range of shallow slopes); butNo direct test of (a) non-linearity at high slopes, (b) dependence on soil depth

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